Re: st: Stata 10 files in Stata 9

Yes I have just been trying to use -saveold- in Stata9 to save a Stata10 file in that format, but get an error message "no variables defined" (r(11)). From what Svend says below, does this mean that without a computer with Stata10 on it there is no way at all to open or convert a Stata10 file for use in Stata9?
(I know this might seem outdated given that Stata 10.1 has just been announced, but it would really help me if there were a way to do this!)
best,
Lola
----- Original Message ----
From: Svend Juul <SJ@SOCI.AU.DK>
To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
Sent: Wednesday, 13 August, 2008 9:08:09 PM
Subject: Re: st: Stata 10 files in Stata 9
Lola wrote:
Is there any way to open a file that was saved in Stata10,
on a computer that only has Stata9 installed on it?
When I try I get error message r(610), that the file is
not in Stata format (it is saved in Stata10).
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Rafal pointed to:
help saveold
but that command does not help Lola directly. She must find
someone with a computer with Stata 10 installed, and on that
computer:
use dataset_10.dta
saveold dataset_9..dta
Hope this helps
Svend
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(In Stata 8 and 9 -saveold- saves a dataset in Stata 7 format.
I think things would be more transparent if these commands had
the names -save7- and -save8-).
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